Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired After Charlie Kirk Posts
People across the United States have been fired or suspended for inflammatory comments made about Kirk’s assassination.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks during a TPUSA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 26, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A Washington Post columnist said on Sept. 15 that she was terminated by the newspaper over social media posts she made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk, a conservative commentator, was shot and killed as he spoke at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
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